NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead. A witness says the shooter was firing indiscriminately.

The shooting happened Friday morning at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.

A fire department spokesman says it received a call about the shooting just after at 9 a.m. Friday and that emergency units were on the scene within minutes.

The department says paramedics are evaluating eight people but some of them may not have been shot.

Aliyah Imam tells Fox 5 News that she was standing at a red light when a woman standing next to her fell to the ground. She says the woman was hit in the hip. She says the gunman was "shooting indiscriminately at people."

Something must be in the water in the USA. It seems like any psycho with a gun is trying to kill as many people as possible.

it's because we don't have enough responsible civilians walking around strapped to defend themselves. Nothing deters people who have gone off the rails from killing people and then killing themselves like the prospect of getting killed.

it's because we don't have enough responsible civilians walking around strapped to defend themselves. Nothing deters people who have gone off the rails from killing people and then killing themselves like the prospect of getting killed.

it's because we don't have enough responsible civilians walking around strapped to defend themselves. Nothing deters people who have gone off the rails from killing people and then killing themselves like the prospect of getting killed.

it's because we don't have enough responsible civilians walking around strapped to defend themselves. Nothing deters people who have gone off the rails from killing people and then killing themselves like the prospect of getting killed.

Right, if the bloke is gonna kill himself at the end, why not just let him finish up, right?

No sense in having someone shoot him after he's only capped one person. Remember, he's going to kill himself anyway. Let him kill however many innocent, unarmed people he wants to kill. Then he'll take care of himself. Nice and tidy, huh?